afterwards
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But shortly afterwards, the Uefa official returned to the media room to announce that the Republic of Ireland's training session had also been postponed, with no time given for when it might take place.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He said he had tried afterwards to contact the UK-Greek couple who lived there, without success.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The inquest heard the relative had shouted out to Noah, who lived in neighbouring East Bergholt, but he went out of sight shortly afterwards.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
As Camilla Chan, founder of the cyber-security firm X-Phy, puts it: "The future of autonomous AI cannot rest on companies discovering their own failures and reporting it afterwards."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The only noise afterwards was the wail of a startled baby.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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